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Subject: [Leica] IMG: WartHogs
From: clive.moss at gmail.com (Clive Moss)
Date: Sat May 19 19:17:15 2007
References: <DE442381-38D0-4B03-B6C4-D4546D2B6131@comcast.net> <464F3C66.4050500@numericable.fr> <1BD22A9B-7DD4-4C09-B56F-41E886E22904@comcast.net> <20070519183055.GK23205@panix.com>
Seems that they should aim them backwards to generate more thrust.
--
Clive
http://www.clive.moss.net/blog/
on 5/19/2007 1:30 PM Rei Shinozuka said the following:
> factoid:
>
> the A10 wathog is literally built around the GAU8, a 30mm 4,200 RPM
> gatling
> gun, the largest and most powerful gatling ever made. the GAU8
> actually has more recoil (19,000 lbs) than the total thrust generated
> by it two turbofan engines (9,000 lbs each).
Replies:
Reply from leicam4pro at yahoo.com (John Biava) ([Leica] IMG: WartHogs)
In reply to:
Message from len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] IMG: WartHogs)
Message from phamard at numericable.fr (Philippe Amard) ([Leica] IMG: WartHogs)
Message from len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] IMG: WartHogs)
Message from shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka) ([Leica] IMG: WartHogs)